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Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum Outreach Department Take- Away Service, history and art resources for loan Opening Hours The Museum Take-Away Service is open on three days each week, Tuesday to Thursday between 2.00 and 5.20 during term time and by arrangement during academic holidays. Orders may be placed by telephone on 01242-775701 or 01242-237431, or by email to claire.chambers@cheltenham.gov.uk. Please place your orders early to ensure the boxes you want are available. Visitors are welcome to call in and explore the full range of resources in store - please telephone in advance to arrange a convenient time. Loan Arrangements The loans boxes are collected and returned by the borrower. The standard duration of each loan period is two weeks and a prompt return guarantees good service to all our customers. Should you require a longer loan, please inform the office as soon as possible as special extensions may be feasible. Care of loans boxes Every loans box will contain a 'guideline for borrowers' sheet which stresses the importance of careful handling, usage, storage and packing of the artefacts and the need for protection from detrimental environmental factors such as strong sunlight, dampness or heat. The only costume that is suitable for trying on is contained in the History Activity Boxes (page 6). Cotton gloves will be included in some costume boxes and should be worn when handling delicate garments. Please notify us of any lost of damaged items immediately as a charge may be incurred in respect of repair or replacement costs. Contents lists In order to assist with the forward planning of lessons, events and displays, a full list of contents may be posted or e-mailed to you if requested when placing your order. To monitor and improve the service, please help us by completing the Comments Card enclosed with your order. Payment terms The annual subscription fee is 45 + VAT per academic year for which invoices will be issued at the start of the academic year in September. It is also possible to loan by the box at 8.00 per box, or by the term at 20 plus VAT; these payments should be made by cash or cheque, payable to Cheltenham Borough Council. 2
Archaeology and Prehistory H 3 Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, plastic scale models H 4 Under the ground, objects often found during excavations H 7 Flint implements, Palaeolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age H 8 Bronze Age replicas H 9 Iron Age man costume scale model Saxon and Medieval H 22 The Vikings, reproduction artefacts H 23 Viking chieftain, costume model H 25 Norman soldier, costume model H 26 Woman spinning, costume model showing use of distaff and spindle H 47 Chain mail hood H 48 Chain mail shirt Ancient Civilisations H 44 Aztecs and Mayans H 10 Ancient Egypt, reproduction artefacts H 10A Ancient Egypt artefacts and learning resources H 10B Ancient Egypt reproduction artefacts H 11 Greek Pottery, original small pottery items H 11A Ancient Greece, replica artefacts H 11B Ancient Greece, replica artefacts Romans H 12 Roman oil lamps, replicas H 13 Roman items, a selection of reproduction artefacts H 13A Roman items, a selection of reproduction artefacts H 14 Roman Centurion's helmet (reproduction) H 14A Roman armour H 14B Roman shield H 15 Roman pottery, original sherds including Samian H 15B Roman pottery, original sherds including Samian H 15C Roman pottery miniatures, small pottery models of typical vessels H 16 Roman Centurion, costume model H 17 Roman hypocaust, model showing Roman heating system H 18 Roman ship, model of merchant ship H 19 Roman mile castle, model of typical mile castle of Hadrian's Wall H 20 Roman villa, model showing exterior and grounds H 20B Roman villa, model showing exterior and grounds H 21 Roman villa cross section, very large model showing interior layout Tudors and Stuarts H 27 Model of the Mary Rose H 28 Tudors: reproduction artefacts and teachers notes H 29 Tudors and Stuarts: original and replica items H 29A Tudor items: reproduction artefacts H 29B Tudors and Stuarts: original and replica items H 29C Tudors and Stuarts: costume and accessories H 30 Cavalier: costume model Georgian H 32 Georgian man: costume model in court attire H 33 Georgian lady: costume model in court attire 3
Transport H 35 Royal Mail coach: scale model circa 1840 H 36 The General Locomotive: model of American engine H 36A The railways replica pack of documents H 38 Model of a barge 19th-Century Rural life SH 1 Farming SH 2 The cart horse SH 3 Dairying SH 4 The shepherd and his sheep SH 5 Cotswold wool trade SH 6 Village trades. SH 46A Cottage life, 19th-20th century SH 46B Cottage life, 19th-20th century H 37 Horse drawn plough model H 40 Spinning wheel 19th-Century Domestic Life SH 7A Cooking and kitchen items SH 7B Cooking and kitchen items SH 7C Cooking and kitchen items SH 8F Victorian kettle SH 8A Laundry items SH 8B Laundry items SH 8C Laundry items SH 8D The history of flat irons SH 8E Victorian washday activity set SH 0 Introduction to Victorians SH 9 The servant SH 9D The history of carpet cleaning SH 45 Victorian domestic Items Childhood, School and Play SH 14 Victorian childhood SH 14B Victorian childhood SH 14C Edwardian childhood SH 16 Victorian toys and games SH 16A Traditional toys SH 16B Traditional toys SH 16C Traditional toys SH 16D Moving toys SH 16E Traditional toys 19th-20th century SH 16F Traditional toys 19th-20th century SH 16G Traditional toys 19th-20th century SH 16H Traditional toys 19th-20th century SH 16J Traditional toys 19th-20th century SH 16K Traditional toys 19th-20th century SH 16M Traditional toys - original items SH 17 Victorian school life SH 17A Victorian school life SH 17C Classroom-size abacus SH 50 Babies and children 20th-century SH 41 Childhood 20th-century SH 38 At school 1900-1930s SH 30 School life 1950s and 1960s SH 30A School life 1950s and 1960s SH 37 Children's costume Photography Sets PH 1 Decades 1960s and 1940s PH 2 Things 1900-1960s and People 1900-1960s PH 3 Town and country 1900-2000 PH 4 Famous faces 1920-1960 PH 6 History of photography, a selection of old cameras 4
20th-Century Domestic Life SH 19 Lighting equipment SH 22 Edwardian household SH 24 Sewing machine circa 1920 SH 26 Early electric cylinder vacuum cleaner plus accessories SH 35 Popular magazines 20th century SH 39 Domestic items 1920s to 1950s SH 39A Domestic items 20th century SH 42 The servant 1900-1930s SH 63 Gramophone record player SH 65 Electric food-mixer SH 66/67 Vacuum cleaners Social History, 19th- & 20th-Century PH 6 Cameras in the past SH 58 Seaside holidays SH 61 The telephone through time SH 47 Shops and shopping SH 71 Comptometer (early adding machine) SH 25 Typewriter, 20th century H 34 Old coins SH 52 Royalty in 20th century SH 56 Queen Elizabeth II Lifestyle SH 31 Lifestyle 1920s and 1930s SH 31A Lifestyle 1920s and 1930s SH 31B Lifestyle 1930s and 1940s SH 32 Lifestyle 1940s and 1950s SH 32A Lifestyle 1940s and 1950s SH 48 Lifestyle 1960s SH 54 Lifestyle 1950s and 1960s SH 55 Lifestyle 1970s SH 80 Lifestyle 1980s Costume, Accessories and Textiles (Original items - handle with care) SH 10 Needlework and textiles 19th-20th century SH 11 Victorian lady (under-garments) SH 11A Victorian lady (outerwear) SH 12 Victorian lady (accessories) SH 13 Victorian gentleman (costume and accessories) SH 15 Victorian baby and child (costume) SH 29 Costume and accessories 1950s-1970s SH 32C Costume 1950s SH 34 Women's accessories and underwear 1920-1960s SH 34A Women's costume 1900 to 1950s SH 34B Women's accessories and personal items 20th century SH 37 Children's costume and underwear Victorian to 1930s SH 48C Costume 1960s SH 49 Hats and headwear SH 57 Footwear resource box SH 55C Costume 1970s SH 31C Costume 1930s and 1940s SH 54C Costume 1950s and 1960s SH 36 White weddings 20th century SH 64 Assorted designs of bags World War SH 23 First World War artefacts SH 27 World War II artefacts SH 27B World War II artefacts SH 27C World War II artefacts SH 27D World War II artefacts SH 27E World War II artefacts SH 27F World War II artefacts SH 27R World War II wireless radio SH 28 Baby's gas mask SH 28A Baby's gas mask SH 28B World War II field telephone SH 33 Women on the home front in World War II SH 33A Life on the home front 1939-1945 SH 33B Evacuees SH 33C Evacuees SH 33D Childhood in World War II 5
Local History H 42 Do you know your town? H 43 History of Cheltenham resource box SH 62 Edward Wilson H 41 Wooden snowshoes SH 21 Woodworking: Arts and Crafts Movement style WM 1 William Morris Medicine and Healthcare SH 68 19th-century pharmacy SH 70 Assorted glass bottles 19th century SH 20 The Red Cross SH 20A Traditional Gladstone 'doctor's bag' SH 20B Nursing history SH 20C Florence Nightingale SH 20D Nursing history Quiz Boxes SH 44/44A Selection of 19th and 20th century mystery objects FB 1/FB 2 Historical objects in quiz bags Art Activity Boxes ACM Mosaic resource box based on the work of Cleo Mussi ASP Resource box based on Stanley Spencer's Village Gossip painting Ethnography and Culture E 1 Australian resources E 1A Didgeridoo E 2 Kenyan resources E 2A African resources E 2B African 'scrap' toys E 2C African resources E 3 Chinese culture E 3A Chinese culture E 4 Masks E 5 Masks E 5A African masks E 5B World masks E 6 Indian culture resources E 6A Indian culture resources E 6B Indian culture resources E 7 Indian costume and accessories E 8 British Christianity E 9 South America E 10 Sounds of the world, musical instruments E 11 Puppets of the world E 12 Judaism E 13 Islamic artefacts E 14 Japan E 14A Japanese palace Village Life, 1940, Stanley Spencer (1891-1959), from Art Activity Box ASP History Activity Boxes These are boxes of items which may be used or replica clothing which primary age children can try on. A 1 Writing equipment: Roman to present day A 2 Replica costume of the Stuart period (farmer's wife and cavalier) A 3 School life: 19th-20th century A 5 Traditional toys and games activity box A 4 Victorian costume: gentleman and lady (age 5 approx) A 7 Indian costume (age 5-8 approx) A 8 Indian costume (age 9-11 approx) 6
Natural History Mammals M 10A Long-eared bat M 10B Short-eared bat M 11 Field-mouse M 11A Mouse M 13 Shrews M 14 Mole M 15 Brown rat M 16 B Weasel M 17A Stoat in partial ermine M 18 Stoat - summer coat M 19 Ferret, albino M 20 Blue mink M 21 Polecat M 22 Bank vole M 24 Hedgehog M 24A Baby hedgehog M 25 Duck-billed platypus M 26 Red squirrel M 27C Grey squirrel M 28 Rabbit M 28B Rabbit M 28C Rabbit M 29 Hare M 29B Hare M 29C Hare M 30D Badger M 30E Badger cub M 31B Fox M 31D Fox cub M 32 Otter M 33 Baby deer Birds B 1 B 2 B 3B B 4 B 5 B 6 B 7B B 8 B 9B B 10 B 11B B 12 B 13 B 13C B 14 B 15 B 16A B 17 B 18 B 23 B 24B B 24C B 24D B 25 B 26 B 26B B 27 B 30B B 32 B 32A B 33 B 34 B 35 B 36 B 36B B 36C B 37 B 38 B 41 B 42 B 45 B 46 B 50B B 51 B 54 B 55 B 56 B 58 B 60 B 62 B 63 B 64 B 65 B 66 B 67 B 30C B 31 Fledgling Wren Blue tit House sparrow Hedge sparrow Pied wagtail Adult starling Juvenile starling Song thrush Male blackbird Female blackbird Juvenile blackbird Robin Robin Redwing Greenfinch Chaffinch Bullfinch Yellowhammer Hooded crow Magpie Magpie Magpie Jackdaw Jay Jay Goldcrest Green woodpecker Sparrowhawk Sparrowhawk Kestrel Buzzard Little owl Tawny owl Tawny owl Tawny owl Barn owl Herring gull Tern Guillemot Widgeon Hoopoe Lapwing (male) Redshank Dunlin - winter plumage Dunlin - summer plumage Common snipe Kingfisher Moorhen Cuckoo Pigeon Mallard Woodcock Great tit Teal Green woodpecker Lesser spotted woodpecker 7
Reptiles R 1 Newts, palmated, common and crested R 2 Common toad and frog R 2A Frog development R 2B Frog and toad R 3 Wall lizard R 4 Snakes, grass and adder R 5 Chameleon R 6 Turtle R 7 Pike R 9 Cayman mounted head R 10 Snake skin Nature Studies and Nature Packs N 1 Life on the seashore N 2 Seashore objects N 4 Tropical molluscs N 5 Pond and stream life N 6 Owl pellet dissection ND 1 Seashore ND 2 Pond life NB 1 & 2 Selection of natural objects for drawing and study NB 3 Assorted shells NB 4 Giant shell Miscellaneous SH 60 Wildlife under threat: selection of animal skin products Geology G 1 Local fossils: loose for handling G 2 British fossils: loose for handling G 3 British fossils: in sealed display case G 4 British minerals: loose for handling G 5 British minerals: in sealed display case G 6 British rocks: loose for handling G 7 Minerals handling case, small samples G 8 Minerals handling case, large samples G 9 Devil's toenails Invertebrates (more mini beasts available on request) S 1 British butterflies S 3 British moths S 4 Honey bee life history S 5 Order of British insects S 6 Garden insects S 7 Insect defence S 8 Curious insects Skulls and Skeletons K 1 Tortoiseshell K 2 Sword from swordfish K 3 Shark jaw K 4 Tusk K 5 Sheep skull K 5A Sheep skull K 7 Bulldog skull K 8 Wolf fish skull K 9 Tiger skull K 10 Gavial skull K 11 Crocodile skull K 12 Horse skull K 13 Pig skull K 14 Hare skeleton K 16 Box containing five animal skulls K 17 Duck and crow skull K 18 Human skull (reproduction) K 19 Box of skulls K 20 Whale tooth 8
GUIDELINES FOR BORROWERS For the benefit of all borrowers and to prolong the life of the loan items, would you please observe the following guidelines when borrowing resource boxes and natural history specimens. Please supervise all handling of objects as Cheltenham Borough Council accepts no liability for injuries caused through the use of the artefacts and objects on loan from the Museum. CARE OF LOANS Please do not expose items to strong sunlight, excessive heat, cold or damp Items should be handled with great care and under supervision only Please wash your hands before and after handling resource items Borrowers will be charged for lost or damaged items Do not try articles of costume on unless it is from an activity box Do not use ink pens whilst working with the artefacts, only pencils Do not use pins, sticky tape or glue for display materials, only Blu-tack Please re-pack boxes carefully using packing materials supplied Please use the checklist enclosed with your order to ensure contents are correct Boxes should be stored and carried upright, use both handles Please seek assistance moving and carrying heavy boxes and cases Please collect and return your loans on the dates given Don't forget to complete a Comments Card! For information on workshops and reminiscence sessions, please contact Sandra or Faye on 01242 775702 or by email sandra.ashenford@cheltenham.gov.uk or faye.little@cheltenham.gov.uk 9